More taxpayers ditch pen to fill out tax return

The number of taxpayers who still reach for a pen to fill out a tax form continues to
shrink.

New Internal Revenue Service numbers show that 91 percent of individual tax returns filed this
year by taxpayers doing their own work or using a preparer were filed electronically. That's 122.5
million returns.

The number of returns prepared and e-filed by individuals rose by 4.6 percent to 45.2 million
returns this year.

The IRS also reported that it has issued 109 million refunds worth nearly $300 billion this
year. That works out to an average of $2,925 per refund, or $56 less than in 2012.